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10 Language-to-English DictionariesThroat lozenge
/ˈθroʊt ˈlɑː.zəndʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to soothe the throat and relieve symptoms of colds or sore throats.
"She sucked on a honey-lemon throat lozenge to ease her persistent cough during the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'throat' from Old English 'þrote' (referring to the front part of the neck) and 'lozenge' from Old French 'losenge', originally denoting a diamond-shaped tile or cake. Over time, the meaning shifted from a geometric shape to small medicated tablets traditionally cut into rhombuses for dissolving in the mouth.
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pastille pour la gorge
Transliteration: pastil pur la gorzh
"Prenez une pastille pour la gorge si vous avez mal."
Halstablette
Transliteration: Hals-tab-let-te
"Bei Halsschmerzen hilft oft eine Halstablette."
pastiglia per la gola
Transliteration: pas-ti-glia per la gola
"Ho preso una pastiglia per la gola per calmare la tosse."
pastilla para la garganta
Transliteration: pas-ti-ja pa-ra la gar-gan-ta
"Chupa una pastilla para la garganta para aliviar el dolor."
pastilha para a garganta
Transliteration: pas-til-ha par-a a gar-gan-ta
"Ela usou uma pastilha para a garganta para melhorar a voz."
गले की गोली
Transliteration: gale ki goli
"खराश कम करने के लिए गले की गोली लें।"
润喉片
Transliteration: rùn hóu piàn
"含一块润喉片可以缓解喉咙痛。"
목캔디
Transliteration: mok kaen-di
"목이 아플 때 목캔디를 먹으면 도움이 됩니다."
トローチ
Transliteration: torōchi
"喉が痛いのでトローチを舐めました。"
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